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Putnam 2014 A5

  • Session A

Let Pn(x)=1+2x+3x2+⋯+nxn−1.P_n(x) = 1 + 2 x + 3 x^2 + \cdots + n x^{n-1}. Prove that the polynomials Pj(x)P_j(x) and Pk(x)P_k(x) are relatively prime for all positive integers jj and kk with j≠kj \neq k.

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